Copying-press.



No. 642,821. Patented Feb. 6, I900.

J. A. JONES.

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JOHN A. JONES, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE NEW ERA COMPANY, OF NEW JERSEY.

COPYING-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 642,821, dated February 6, 1900.

Application filed October 4, 1898.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN A. JONES, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Copying-Presses; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and

to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to apparatuses designed and arranged for reproducing letters, &c., and in particular to a machine for copying any piece of writing in facsimile or for producing duplicates of letters, invoices, or other manuscript, and also for filing the same away in compact form; and it has for its object the provision of a copying and filing. press comparatively simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and efficient in practical use.

To attain the desired end, my invention consists in the construction,arrangement, and operation of parts herein set forth in the drawings which accompany and form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 represents a side, and Fig. 2 a front, elevation of a machine constructed according to my invention. Figs. 3, at, 5, 6, and '7 are views in detail, respectively, of my platen-screws, web-cutter, sprocket-wheel mechanism, paper-file, and a removable cover therefor.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in all the views.

Referring particularly to the drawings, A denotes the frame of my machine, which may be of any suitable shape or material and provided with feet or standards of any desired style. A shaft A is journaled in vertical supports, forming a part of the frame A, and carries at one end an arm a terminating in a segment A and a sprocket-wheel a To the other extremity of the shaft A is keyed a clutch a, and located adjacent to the same is a gear a, carrying the other part of the clutch and a crank-arm A the same being con- Serial No. 692,661. (No model.)

structed and arranged to swing freely on a shaft A. In lieu of the crank-arm A a pulley may be used and connected with the powershaft, or connected with or alongside of the machine a foot-treadle may be used to work the power-shaft.

A shaft B is supported a distance above or may be placed alongside of or at any convenient place adjacent to the shaft A, and a gear-wheel b, constructed and arranged to mesh with the gear a, is secured to thesame, the said wheel being provided with a raised annular concentric segment 17, extending onequarter way around the said wheel. One arm of the lever B is constructed and arranged to bear against the side of the wheel I), the other extremity of the same serving to engage with and to control the said clutch a. Two eccentrics C of ordinary construction are also carried by the shaft A and are constructed and arranged to rise and fall upon the shaft A being rotated, and to thereby carry up or down the platen D, adj ustably connected therewith. A number of spring-pins d are located in the platen D, the heads of the same being flush with the platen-face whenever the same is in a depressed relation. The platen Dis also provided with a knife-blade d, which engages a blade, secured to the frame of the machine and provided with a plate 61 In the frame A are placed two pairs of rollers a and a and a roller M, which rollers support and control the moist web or apron F, which is supplied with water by any suitable means, as a water vessel G, containg a sponge or a piece of woven fabric, 850., any excess of moisture being pressed out by the roller a, which acts as a wringer. E is fed between the rollers a from a roll e and moves forward with the apron F, the impelling means therefor being the engagement with the gear a secured to one of the rollers a of the segment A A chain H connects the sprocket a with the sprocket-wheelj located on a sleeve J, working on the shaft J and carrying a pawl J constructed and arranged to engage a notch in the periphery of the wheelj and to be disengaged therefrom by contacting a pin 9' 10- A web of dry paper cated in the frame A. The shaftJis provided with armsj, and the same are held in a raised position by the convolute spring j, connected with both the shaft J and the frame A.

A rod 71; is attached in a pivoted relation to a crank-arm K and works forward and back. In its forward movement it engages an arm of the rock-shaft K and rotates the same until it is lifted up by engaging the horizontal top portion of the standard 7c, whereupon the released rock-shaft K will be carried back to its place by the springs W. The file K on which the rock-shaft K is mounted, may be detachably secured to a hinged extension L of the frame A by clips or other suitable devices, and the frame L, normally supported by the rod Z, may be swung up to the end of the machine when it is not in use.

The file K may be removed from the machine and placed within or under the cover M whenever desired.

In lieu of moving the apron F forward by the engagement with the gear a of the segment A a disk may be placed on the shaft A, provided with a segmental enlargement faced with rubber, leather, or wood, and an adjustable wheel, the side of which is covered with similar friction-creating material,may be used in lieu of the gear a and intermediate of the two may be a shaft provided at each end with adjustable friction-rollers. The same movement may be substituted in lieu of sprocketchain II and sprocket-wheelsj and (0 In operation, the parts being in the position shown in the drawings, the platen D is in its depressed position and will so remain, although the crank-arm A is rotated, until the arm B rides upon the raised segment Z), whereupon the clutch a will become closed and the shaft A will be turned around one complete revolution. The rotation of the shaft A will cause the platen D to be raised and then lowered by means of the eccentrics 0. As the platen is raised the engagement with the gear a of the segment A will cause the moist apron F and the paper web E to be fed along, together with the paper to be copied, which is laid on the said paper web. The springs cl hold the paper away and prevent the paper from sticking to the platen as it is rising, and the plate cl separates the paper from the apron F, and the descent again of the platen D cuts oif the portion of the web upon which a letter has been copied by means of the knife d. At the moment the letter and the copy fall upon the armsj the same, together with the shaft J, are rotated and moved downward by the wheel 9' sprocket 7' and chain II and sprocket a When the pawl J 2 strikes the pin 3' the wheel 3' and the shaft J are released and the spiral springj will carry the arms j back to their original upright position, the letter and copy now resting on the file K under the rock-shaft K, which has in the meantime been raised by the forward movement of the rod 713. The continued forward movement of the rod 76 allows the duplicate copy or copies to be firmly clamped to the file K by means of the spring rock-shaft K, as has been described.

It will be observed that the paper is fed into my machine in a dry condition, and by means of platen D, moist endless apron F, and the wringing-rollers a the paper is subjected to a continued uniform pressure and moisture, and that I also provide means for intermittently feeding along and cutting the paper off at regular lengths, and the copies of the letters, &c., are securely held in my file K which may, when full, be removed and protected with the cover M and placed in a suitable filing-case.

\Vhat I claim as my invention is- 1. In a copying-press the combination of a fixed table, a reciprocating platen, an endless belt adapted to be moistened extending between the table and the platen, means to supply moisture to the belt, means to intermittently move the belt and concurrently feed the paper resting thereon between the table and the-platen, and means to intermittently reciprocate the platen, for the purposes set forth.

2. In a copying-press the combination of a fixed table, a reciprocating platen, an endless belt adapted to be moistened extending between the table and the platen, means to supply moisture to the belt, rollers for the belt-at one side of the platen, which are adapted also to press the paper upon the belt, means to intermittently and concurrently move the belt and the paper, and means to intermittently reciprocate the platen, for the purposes set forth.

- In a copying-press the combination of a fixed table, a reciprocating platen, an endless belt adapted to be moistened extending between the table and the platen, means to moisten the belt, means to intermittently and concurrently move the belt and a web of paper resting thereon, means to intermittently reciprocate the platen, and devices located at the end of the machine for severing the ten minal piece from the web of paper, for the purposes set forth.

4. In a copying-press the combination of a fixed table, a reciprocating platen, an end less belt adapted to be moistened extending between the table and the platen, means to intermittently and concurrently move the belt and a Web of paper resting thereon, means to intermittently reciprocate the platen, cutting devices for severing the web, and automatic devices for receiving and piling the severed portions, for the purposes set forth.

5. In a copying-press the combination of a fixed table, a reciprocating platen, an endless belt adapted to be moistened extending be tween the table and the platen, means to intermittently and concurrently move the belt and a web of paper resting thereon, means to intermittently reciprocatethe platen, cutting devices for severing the web of paper, and automatic devices for piling the paper and fastening the same in a file, for the purposes set forth.

6. In a copying-press the combination of a fixed table, a reciprocating platen, an endless belt adapted to be moistened extending between the table and the platen, means to intermittently move the belt and concurrently feed paper resting thereon, means to intermittently reciprocate the platen, and devices for preventing the paper from adhering to the platen upon its upward movement, for the purposes set forth.

7. In a copying-press the combination of a fixed table, a reciprocating platen, an endless belt adapted to be moistened extending between the table and the platen, wringing devices for expelling the excess of moisture from the belt, means to intermittently move the belt, and, concurrently with such movement, to feed a web of paper, cutting devices:

for severing a web of paper, and means to intermittently reciprocate the platen, for the purposes set forth.

8. In a copying-press the combination of a fixed table, a reciprocating platen, an endless belt adapted to be moistened extending between the table and the platen, means to intermittently move the belt and concurrently therewith feed a web of paper, wringing devices to expel the excess of moisture from the belt, cutting devices to sever the web of paper, and devices to prevent the paper sticking to the platen upon its upward movement, for the purposes set forth.

9. In a copying-press the combination of a fixed table, a reciprocating platen, an endless belt adapted to be moistened extending between the table and the platen, means to intermittently move the belt, and, concurrently therewith feed, a web of paper, wringing devices to expel the excess of moisture from the belt, cutting devices to sever the web of paper, devices to prevent the paper sticking to the platen upon its upward movement, and means to receive, and pile the severed portion of the paper for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. JONES.

Witnesses:

CHARLES A. BURNS, LEON F. WAZETER. 

